2022 population: 15,441
( 2,010 from 2010
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Land area: 14.6 square miles
Population density: 1059.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 11,709 | 75.83% | ![]() |
Black: | 275 | 1.78% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,417 | 9.18% | ![]() |
Asian: | 209 | 1.35% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,362 | 8.82% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 417 | 2.70% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 3,732 | 24.17% | ![]() |
2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Change in White population: | 892 | 8.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 1,118 | 10.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,820 | |
Median Value | $176,500 | |
Occupied | 6,451 | 94.6% |
Vacant | 369 | 5.4% |
Owned | 2,611 | 40.5% |
Rented | 3,840 | 59.5% |
Median Rent | $955 | |
Single-Family Units | 3,602 | 52.8% |
Detached | 3,042 | 44.6% |
Attached | 560 | 8.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 2,340 | 34.3% |
Mobile Homes | 343 | 5.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 428 | 6.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 469 | 7.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 407 | 6.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 391 | 6.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 211 | 3.3% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 222 | 3.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 385 | 6.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 226 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 500 | 7.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 691 | 10.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 578 | 9.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 761 | 11.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 356 | 5.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 311 | 4.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 214 | 3.3% |
$200,000 or more | 301 | 4.7% |
Median Household Income | 49,799 | |
Per Capita Income | 28,990 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 405 | 6.3% |
Public Assistance | 420 | 6.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 1,054 | 16.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,193 | 71.6% |
Unemployed | 298 | 3.0% |
In Armed Forces | 12 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 7,503 | 74.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 2,546 | 25.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.3% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 2,426 | 2,076 | 53.9% |
Non-Profit | 214 | 656 | 24.6% |
Self-Employed | 263 | 385 | 40.6% |
Local Government | 335 | 451 | 42.6% |
State Government | 302 | 271 | 52.7% |
Federal Government | 163 | 157 | 50.9% |
Total Private + Self | 2,689 | 2,461 | 52.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,014 | 1,535 | 39.8% |
Total | 3,703 | 3,996 | 48.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 725 | 9.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,702 | 22.1% |
Professional, Technical | 1,853 | 24.1% |
Service Occupations | 2,075 | 27.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 17 | 0.2% |
All others | 1,344 | 17.5% |
White Collar | 55.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 1,589 | 20.6% |
Retail trade | 1,052 | 13.7% |
Educational services | 1,050 | 13.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,009 | 13.1% |
Public administration | 666 | 8.7% |
Construction | 417 | 5.4% |
Other services | 286 | 3.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 267 | 3.5% |
Manufacturing | 256 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 191 | 2.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 189 | 2.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 183 | 2.4% |
Information | 150 | 1.9% |
Wholesale trade | 108 | 1.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 107 | 1.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 101 | 1.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 49 | 0.6% |
Utilities | 20 | 0.3% |
Management | 9 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 251 | 1.63% |
Puerto Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 39 | 0.25% |
Total Central American | 91 | 0.59% |
Costa Rican | 35 | 0.23% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 0 | 0.00% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 56 | 0.36% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 23 | 0.15% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 23 | 0.15% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 13 | 0.08% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 56 | 0.36% |
Hmong | 43 | 0.28% |
Vietnamese | 22 | 0.14% |
Japanese | 16 | 0.10% |
Korean | 12 | 0.08% |
Thai | 12 | 0.08% |
Filipino | 8 | 0.05% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 13,779 | 95.7% |
Other | 261 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 81 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 70 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 56 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 50 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European | 47 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 30 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 22 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 3,780 | 24.5% |
Norwegian | 2,256 | 14.6% |
Irish | 1,278 | 8.3% |
English | 996 | 6.5% |
Swedish | 894 | 5.8% |
French | 521 | 3.4% |
Italian | 386 | 2.5% |
Polish | 332 | 2.2% |
Dutch | 318 | 2.1% |
European | 302 | 2.0% |
American | 244 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 218 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 210 | 1.4% |
Finnish | 195 | 1.3% |
Scandinavian | 178 | 1.2% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 15,239 | 98.7% |
Not a citizen | 202 | 1.3% |
Native | 15,110 | 97.9% |
Foreign-born | 331 | 2.1% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
110 | 1.3% | 540 | 6.4% | 2,007 | 23.7% | 3,031 | 35.8% | 1,659 | 19.6% | 1,122 | 13.2% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 110 | 1.3% |
9-12 Years | 540 | 6.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 2,007 | 23.7% |
Some College | 3,031 | 35.8% |
Bach. Degree | 1,659 | 19.6% |
Grad Degree | 1,122 | 13.2% |
Average years of education: 13.9 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +156 | D +840 | D + 12.6% | |
D +996 | ||||
2020 vs. 2012 | R +360 | R +358 | R + 6.1% | |
D +2 | ||||
2020 vs. 2008 | R +460 | R +420 | R + 7.4% | |
D +40 | ||||
2016 vs. 2008 | R +304 | R +1,260 | R + 20.0% | |
D -956 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) ![]() | Diff (US) ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 62% | Joe Biden (D) | 3,789 | 53.3% | Donald Trump* (R) | 3,068 | 43.2% | 247 | 3.5% | 7,104 | -2 | -4 | 0.22% |
2016 | 58% | Donald Trump (R) | 2,912 | 44.7% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 2,793 | 42.9% | 805 | 12.4% | 6,510 | 0 | -1 | 0.22% |
2012 | 62% | Barack Obama* (D) | 3,787 | 56.2% | Mitt Romney (R) | 2,708 | 40.2% | 247 | 3.7% | 6,742 | -5 | -7 | 0.23% |
2008 | 62% | Barack Obama (D) | 3,749 | 57.4% | John McCain (R) | 2,608 | 39.9% | 176 | 2.7% | 6,533 | -4 | -6 | 0.22% |
2004 | 62% | John Kerry (D) | 3,224 | 52.3% | George W. Bush* (R) | 2,825 | 45.8% | 118 | 1.9% | 6,167 | -2 | -5 | 0.22% |
2000 | 54% | George W. Bush (R) | 2,344 | 45.5% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 2,229 | 43.3% | 577 | 11.2% | 5,150 | 0 | -2 | 0.21% |
2020 President, Bemidji city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 3,789 | 53.3% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 3,068 | 43.2% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 120 | 1.7% | |||||||||
Other | 127 | 1.8% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 7,104 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, Bemidji city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 2,793 | 42.9% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 2,912 | 44.7% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 325 | 5.0% | |||||||||
Other | 480 | 7.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 6,510 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, Bemidji city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama* (D) | 3,787 | 56.2% | |||||||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 2,708 | 40.2% | |||||||||
Other | 247 | 3.7% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 6,742 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, Bemidji city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama (D) | 3,749 | 57.4% | |||||||||
John McCain (R) | 2,608 | 39.9% | |||||||||
Other | 176 | 2.7% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 6,533 | ||||||||||
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2004 President, Bemidji city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush* (R) | 2,825 | 45.8% | |||||||||
John Kerry (D) | 3,224 | 52.3% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (I) | 50 | 0.8% | |||||||||
Other | 68 | 1.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 6,167 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, Bemidji city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush (R) | 2,344 | 45.5% | |||||||||
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 2,229 | 43.3% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (Grn) | 478 | 9.3% | |||||||||
Other | 99 | 1.9% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 5,150 | ||||||||||
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Year | Type | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2022 | G | 44% | Tim Walz* (DFL) | 2,721 | 53.6% | Scott Jensen (R) | 2,103 | 41.4% | 253 [+] | 5.0% | 5,077 | -3 | 0.20% |
2020 | S2 | 61% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 3,311 | 47.6% | Jason Lewis (R) | 2,798 | 40.2% | 849 [+] | 12.2% | 6,958 | -3 | 0.22% |
2018 | S2 | 46% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 2,826 | 54.5% | Karin Housley (R) | 1,995 | 38.5% | 365 [+] | 7.0% | 5,186 | -4 | 0.20% |
2018 | S1 | 46% | Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) | 3,126 | 60.1% | Jim Newberger (R) | 1,797 | 34.5% | 282 [+] | 5.4% | 5,205 | -2 | 0.20% |
2018 | G | 46% | Tim Walz (DFL) | 2,912 | 56.1% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 1,987 | 38.3% | 289 [+] | 5.6% | 5,188 | -4 | 0.20% |
2014 | S2 | 38% | Al Franken* (DFL) | 2,454 | 57.6% | Mike McFadden (R) | 1,580 | 37.1% | 227 [+] | 5.3% | 4,261 | -6 | 0.22% |
2014 | G | 38% | Mark Dayton* (DFL) | 2,318 | 54.7% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 1,589 | 37.5% | 329 [+] | 7.8% | 4,236 | -7 | 0.21% |